This is CD-Square, one of many CD-player applications for the Macintosh. This is made for fun and should be regarded as so. There are many features not included for simplicity. On the other hand this is free-ware, so please give it a try :-)
2. How do I use it?
When you start up the application, the CD starts playing and you’ll see three windows: One with many buttons, on with the current track number, and one with the current time.
The control window:
I’ve tried to make the buttons look like everything else. However I gladly repeat:
(|) turns the CD-player off. Quits the application.
|> Starts playing if the CD’s stopped or if it’s paused.
[] Stops playing totally and resets the track list.
|| Toggles the CD between playing and pausing.
<< >> Searches back or forth within the current track.
|<< >>| Takes you to the track before or after the current.
/_\ Stops playing and ejects the CD disc.
The Display window shows you some help and the current track number.
The Time Window shows you the current time and date.
You can do all of these things in the menus.
You can also let CD-Square run in the background. All windows can be closed without quitting the application! So if you want you can display only the time/date window.
I hope the rest is selfevident...
3. Should I feel guilty using it?
No! Unless you are mentioned in paragraph 6, you don’t have to pay a single [] krone, [] Dollar, [] Pound, [] Mark or [] Lire for it. This piece of software is totally free!!! Remember that it isn’t public domain, so don’t distribute modified versions.
One of my main reasons for not wanting money for this is that it took me Sunday afternoon to make and not more time. Besides I don’t like to know that other people are feeling guilty using my software. And I wouldn’t like to see someone crack my software.
However, if you still feel guilty, there are many ways to relief your guilt:
* use less Microsoft Software
* donate something to charity
* register someone else’s shareware
* send me some money :)
* visit my Anti-Microsoft homepage at: http://www.hum.auc.dk/~trekan/antims/Anti-MS_homepage.html
* Buy some cool CD’s for your new CD player.
* do something cool.
4. How is this made?
I’ve used these applications:
Apple ResEdit 2.1.3 (Apple sort of Freeware)
For Icons and buttons
Novell Appware 1.2 Demo (Limited Demo Ä)
For programming the application. Appware is a very nice visual programming system. Now owned by NetWork Multimedia under the name MicroBrew. I might buy a proper version some day.
Color It™ 2.3.5 (A free license which came with the English Magazine MacFormat)
For the graphics in the about window.
Corel WordPerfect 3.5.2 (My own Academic license, I study at Aalborg University)
For writing this readme. The font used in the about box is called Venetian, and it’s from the WordPerfect CD. I can fully recommend WordPerfect. And it’s very cheap if you study.
All in all this solution is so cheap that I wouldn’t take money for the result! (I am a nice person, you know ;-)
5. What’s the history?
1.0 First public version!
6. Who should not use this software?
* People from countries boycotted by the UN. Countries like for example Ireland, Cuba and Sweden are not boycotted by the UN and can freely use this program.
* People distributing this software in modified form.
* People working at Microsoft Corporation.
* Anyone who hasn’t got a CD-ROM drive.
* Anyone without a Macintosh or a compatible.
7. Contact information
If you redistribute this application on a CD-ROM, diskette, on the Internet or on a BBS, remember to distribute the complete and unmodified package. I would be glad to be informed, if you do these things, so I can know and get a better selfconsciousness! A free CD-ROM or diskette would be fine.
